| The arms trade is out of control.
There are around 639 million small arms and light weapons in the world today. Eight million more are produced every year.
Guns have never been so easy to obtain. Without strict control these weapons will continue to fuel violent conflict, state repression, crime, and domestic abuse.
The global arms trade that brings these weapons into the hands of killers is big business. Per year, the value of global authorised arms exports is $21 billion.
From the inner cities of Britain to the pastoralist communities of Kenya, gun culture is on the increase. |
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